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S-233 — An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)
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S-233
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)
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BILL S-233
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)
Last activity : At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
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Senate · 1st2025-09-22Senate · 2nd2025-10-21Senate · 3rd2025-10-22Commons · 1st2025-10-29Commons · 2nd2026-05-27Commons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Amends the Criminal Code by adding a new section 269.02 right after section 269.01.
- Requires judges to treat it as an aggravating factor at sentencing when the victim was a health services provider or a first responder.
- Applies to people delivering health services, including personal care services, and to first responders acting in the course of their duties.
- Covers threats of death or bodily harm under paragraph 264.1(1)(a) and the assault offences in sections 266 to 269.
- Means judges must weigh this fact toward a tougher sentence, without creating a new offence or a mandatory minimum penalty.
- States in its preamble that violent incidents are rising and that such assaults cause both physical and psychological harm.
- Introduced in the Senate by Senator Housakos, with first reading on September 23, 2025.
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Registered lobbying
3 communications · 1 organization
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 3 most recent +
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)3
2026-07-14 · House of Commons
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
Met with : Raquel Dancho — Member of Parliament
2025-12-09 · Health Canada (HC)
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
Met with : Roy Karam — Senior Policy Advisor
2025-12-09 · House of Commons
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
Met with : Todd Doherty — Member of Parliament · Dan Mazier — Member of Parliament
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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